Isenheim Altarpiece: The Crucifixion | Matthias Grünewald | c. 1512–16 William Degouve de Nuncques highlighting Munch’s focus on the

highlighting Munch’s focus on the emotional resonance rather than the physical details

as the softly rendered face emerges from the rougher

Picasso uses Cubist distortion and symbolism to evoke the universal tragedy of civilian victims in wartime

Depicting the goddess of health from Greek mythology

captures the solitude of a man sitting in his office

Isenheim Altarpiece: The Crucifixion | Matthias Grünewald | c. 1512–16 William Degouve de Nuncques highlighting Munch’s focus on theAbout the artwork: The central panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece presents one of the most harrowing depictions of the Crucifixion in Western art. Matthias Grnewald transforms the familiar image of Christ on the cross into a vision of raw human agony: his body is covered in open sores, his skin has turned a sickly green, and his fingers curl in unbearable tension. This grotesque realism reflects the suffering of patients in the Antonite hospital for